OVER 20 STARS APPEAR AT FAN SLAM! THIS SATURDAY IN TOTOWA, NJ!
FAN SLAM!: The Wrestling Fan Festival, takes place this Saturday, August 23rd at The Holiday Inn, located on Rt. 46 West in Totowa, New Jersey. The event will take place from 11 A.M. to 4 P.M. and will feature some of the greatest superstars in the history of Professional Wrestling. There will also be a ton of wrestling dealers from all over the United States selling their merchandise, along with the chance to get autograph and polaroid photos of the guests appearing, a live Question and Answer Session, and much more. This event is a dream come true for any hardcore wrestling fan.
Appearing live at FAN SLAM!: The Wrestling Fan Festival:
Former WWF/WCW Superstar: BOBBY “THE BRAIN” HEENAN
From The Legendary Von Erich Family: KEVIN VON ERICH
Former WWF/WCW Superstar: “MR. WONDERFUL” PAUL ORNDORFF
Former WWF I-C Champion: RICKY “THE DRAGON” STEAMBOAT
Manager of the Four Horseman: J.J. DILLON
Former WWE Superstar/ROH Superstar: JUSTIN CREDIBLE
Former WCW/NWA Ring Announcer: GARY MICHAEL CAPPETTA
Former WCW Hardcore Champion: CROWBAR
Former WWF Tag Team Champion: “LUSCIOUS” JOHNNY VALIANT
Editor of Total Wrestling Magazine: BILL APTER
Former WWF Superstar: VIRGIL
WWE Tough Enough 3’s: SCOTT CHONG
The Legendary: OX BAKER
Ring Of Honor Superstars: THE SATS, DAN MAFF, and SPECIAL K
WWE will be present at FAN SLAM! this coming Saturday, as they are sending WWE Magazine writer Brian Solomon to the show to do a story on FAN SLAM! for their magazine.
RING OF HONOR will also be appearing live at FAN SLAM! selling all their latest videos, DVD’s, and merchandise. They will have Justin Credible at their table, along with SATS, Dan Maff, and the kids from Special K.
Tommy Fierro, owner and promoter of FAN SLAM!, is very excited about this Saturday’s event. “I have been running wrestling conventions on and off for the last ten years. The very first one I ran I was 16 years old and I had Tito Santana, Demolition Ax, Jim Neidhart, Ox Baker, and Cousin Luke. I made $200 on the show and I was happier than a pig in you know what. The next one I did a year later was a huge success, drawing close to 1,000 fans at this same Holiday Inn with guests including “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Rick “The Martel” Martel, Marty Jannetty, Missy Hyatt, Doink, Road Warrior Animal, Tito Santana, and more. I drifted away from running conventions for a long time due to the fact that I was running wrestling shows on a regular basis. I did a few more conventions after that, but nothing high level like this upcoming Saturday’s show.”
“I have spent every single second preparing for this convention for the last few months” Fierro said. “It took me months to get in contact with Kevin Von Erich, but when I knew what I wanted to do with this event, I knew he was a must have. I wanted to put something special together, something unique, something that would get people talking. I’m basically taking the same formula that John Arezzi used back in the early 90’s. Every year he ran “Weekend of Champions” and they were without question some of the greatest events I have ever been to. Why were they so great? Because he brought in guests that no one has seen up this way before. That’s what I’m doing this Saturday. When do you ever see guys like Kevin Von Erich, Bobby Heenan, Ricky Steamboat, Paul Orndorff, and J.J. Dillon all together in New Jersey? You never do. It’s something special for the fans. To be honest, I might make a ton of cash this Saturday. If I do, that’s great. But if I break even or make just a little bit of money, just knowing I made a ton of true wrestling fans’ dreams come true by meeting these guys is satisfying enough for me. I want them to feel the way I felt when I walked around Arezzi’s conventions. Those memories last a life time. That’s the kicker, that’s what I’m trying to do.”
Fierro says that he will be running three to four FAN SLAM! conventions per year. “I’m going to try and finalize a date in the next day or so and advertise it this Saturday at FAN SLAM! for the next show. There are many other unique guests out there that I want at future conventions. This Saturday’s show is a good start, but I think the next FAN SLAM! will be even more unique than this one.”
FAN SLAM! will not just be the name of Fierro’s wrestling conventions, he’s going to start promoting wrestling shows again under the FAN SLAM! name. “I have run shows for many years under the ISPW name, Independent Superstars of Professional Wrestling. I ran Wildwood, NJ for two straight summers and ran over 40 ISPW events in 1999. After I get through with this Saturday’s event, all my focus will go on my new wrestling promotion, FAN SLAM! Wrestling Entertainment.”
“I urge fans to come and check out FAN SLAM! this Saturday” Fierro said. “I’m not telling you to come just because I’m promoting it, I’m telling you to come because it’s going to be a special day. I’m so excited about this Saturday’s show and have been waiting for this day to come for a very long time. If you see me this Saturday at FAN SLAM! (I’ll be wearing a suit I’m sure), be sure to introduce yourself and let me know if you’re having a good time. I’d like to personally thank each and every person for coming out to the show. I might look extremely busy this Saturday, it might look like I’m going crazy, but I’ll be having the best time. I hope you will, too.”
Wrestling fans from all over the world have already purchased advance tickets for FAN SLAM! including fans from Canada, California, Massachusetts, West Virginia, South Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Maine, and Tennessee.
FAN SLAM! SUPER TICKET
There are still a limited supply of SUPER TICKETS! available for FAN SLAM!. SUPER TICKETS! are $75.00 each, and with this ticket you get admission into both the convention and Question and Answer Session, along with autograph photos and polaroid photos of Heenan, Orndorff, Steamboat, Von Erich, Dillon, Crowbar, and Cappetta. If you are interested in a SUPER TICKET!(s), it’s best you secure your ticket by ordering it in advance. To purchase a SUPER TICKET, E-mail us at: FANSLAM@aol.com or call (973) 684-3137.
Any other guests will be in the convention room selling their merchandise themselves.
“Inferno” Dan Gimondo and “Raging Beast” Bryan Wenzel will debut their new tag team this Saturday at FAN SLAM!, Kaoz Theory. Other local East Coast Independent wrestlers such as Tiger Mulligan, Judas Young, Ace Darling, and Miss Kara Slice will also be there.
Jersey All Pro Wrestling will also be there with their tag team champions, The Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz.
FAN SLAM! DEALERS
Dealers appearing at FAN SLAM! include: RF VIDEO, Highspots, George Mayfield Videos, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, New Wave Wrestling Magazine, No Holds Barred Radio Show, Bill Pancoast, Champions Of The Galaxy, Dangerous Women of Wrestling, and many more.
Tom Filsinger, creator of Champions Of The Galaxy and Legends of Wrestling Card Game will also be in attendance, along with Jason Barrett from the No Holds Barred Radio Show. NHB will also be bringing some of their NHB girls to FAN SLAM!
GENERAL FAN SLAM! INFO:
FAN SLAM! THE WRESTLING FAN FESTIVAL
There will be different wrestling dealers from all over the United States selling their wrestling merchandise, along with the stars signing autograph pictures and taking Polaroid photos with the fans.
FAN SLAM! QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
Ask the guests appearing well….anything you’d like to know. Bill Apter will be on the panel and taking the fans questions for the guest.
PRICES FOR FAN SLAM!
GENERAL ADMISSION: $8.00 at the door, $5.00 in advance.
*This includes all the FAN SLAM! activities except the Question and Answer Session
GOLDEN ADMISSION: $20.00 at the door, $15.00 in advance
*This includes admission to FAN SLAM! plus admission to the FAN SLAM! Question and Answer Session.
Autograph Photos of the Superstars Appearing: $10.00 each
Polaroid Photos of the Superstars Appearing: $10.00 each
HOURS OF OPERATION
FAN SLAM! CONVENTION: 11 A.M. to 4 P.M.
AUTOGRAPH/POLAROID SESSION:12 NOON TO 2 P.M.
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION: 2:30 P.M. TO 4 P.M.
ADVANCE TICKETS
For Advance Tickets please E-mail: FANSLAM@aol.com or call (973) 684-3137
DEALER TABLE INFO
Dealer tables are selling fast. Are you interested in selling your wrestling merchandise at FAN SLAM!? A local Indie promotion looking to promote their federation? For dealer table information, E-mail: FANSLAM@aol.com or call (973) 684-3137.
MAIL ORDER INFO
Can’t attend FAN SLAM! live but still want to purchase autograph photos of the guests appearing? Log onto www.fan-slam.com for further info on how you can order autograph photos of the guests appearing. You can also E-mail: FANSLAM@aol.com.
FAN SLAM! OFFICIAL WEBSITE: For the latest breaking news on additional guest/additional news for FAN SLAM!, please visit it’s official website at:
www.fan-slam.com
DIRECTIONS FOR FAN SLAM! @ THE HOLIDAY INN IN TOTOWA, NJ
Garden State Parkway South- (Go through Saddle Brook Toll) take exit 159 to Route 80 West. (approx. 8 miles) to exit 55 A to first traffic light, make a left onto Lackawanna Ave. (Hotel entrance on right), or take exit 154 off of Garden State Parkway, then follow Route 46 West. 4 Miles (Hotel entrance on right)
Garden State Parkway North- Take exit 153 B (on left) to Route 3 West to Route 46 West (1/2 mile). Continue west 2.5 miles, hotel on right.
New Jersey Turnpike North- Turnpike will divide. Follow signs toward George Washington Bridge, take exit 16 W. to Route 3 West. Route 3 West turns into Route 46 West. Follow approx. 2 1/2 miles. Hotel on right. If traveling from South Jersey you may wish to exit Turnpike North, Exit 11. Then follow signs for GSP North.
Lincoln Tunnel- Route 3 West to Route 46 West. Follow approximately 2 1/2 miles. Hotel on right.
Holland Tunnel- To “New Jersey Turnpike North” See instructions above.
Route 80 West- To exit 55A (Little Falls-Union Blvd.) to first light, make a left onto Lackawanna Ave. Hotel entrance 100 yards on right.
Route 80 East- To exit 53- to Route 46 East. 1 1/2 miles to Union Blvd. Totowa Exit Ramp. Top of ramp bear right-two traffic lights-right onto Lackawanna Ave. Hotel entrance 100 yards on right.
Route 287 North- To Route 80 East, follow instructions for Route 80 East above.
Route 287 South- Exit 52 (Route 23 South)- to Rt. 46 East. 1.5 miles to Union Blvd.-Totowa Exit. Top of ramp bear right-travel two traffic lights-Right turn onto Lackawanna Ave. Hotel entrance 100 yards on right.
George Washington Bridge- Follow signs to Route 80 West. See Route 80 West above.
Route 23 South- To Route 46 East, exit at Union Blvd. (Totowa). Travel to 2nd light (Lackawanna Ave.) make right. Hotel on right.
Staten Island- To the Goethals Bridge to the New Jersey Turnpike North to exit 16W. Follow instructions from NJ Turnpike above.
From Newark Airport- When exiting airport follow signs for Garden State Parkway. This will put you on Route 78 West. Travel 78 West (Local Lane) appox 4 miles until you see entrance for GSP North. Take GSP and exit 153B (on left) This will put you onto Route 3 West which turns into Route 46 West. Travel Rt. 46 West for 2.5 miles and hotel entrance is on right.
See you Saturday at FAN SLAM!
FAN SLAM!
www.FAN-SLAM.com
FANSLAM@aol.com
(973) 684-3137
OVER 20 STARS APPEAR AT FAN SLAM! THIS SATURDAY IN TOTOWA, NJ!
FAN SLAM!: The Wrestling Fan Festival, takes place this Saturday, August 23rd at The Holiday Inn, located on Rt. 46 West in Totowa, New Jersey. The event will take place from 11 A.M. to 4 P.M. and will feature some of the greatest superstars in the history of Professional Wrestling. There will also be a ton of wrestling dealers from all over the United States selling their merchandise, along with the chance to get autograph and polaroid photos of the guests appearing, a live Question and Answer Session, and much more. This event is a dream come true for any hardcore wrestling fan.
Appearing live at FAN SLAM!: The Wrestling Fan Festival:
Former WWF/WCW Superstar: BOBBY “THE BRAIN” HEENAN
From The Legendary Von Erich Family: KEVIN VON ERICH
Former WWF/WCW Superstar: “MR. WONDERFUL” PAUL ORNDORFF
Former WWF I-C Champion: RICKY “THE DRAGON” STEAMBOAT
Manager of the Four Horseman: J.J. DILLON
Former WWE Superstar/ROH Superstar: JUSTIN CREDIBLE
Former WCW/NWA Ring Announcer: GARY MICHAEL CAPPETTA
Former WCW Hardcore Champion: CROWBAR
Former WWF Tag Team Champion: “LUSCIOUS” JOHNNY VALIANT
Editor of Total Wrestling Magazine: BILL APTER
Former WWF Superstar: VIRGIL
WWE Tough Enough 3’s: SCOTT CHONG
The Legendary: OX BAKER
Ring Of Honor Superstars: THE SATS, DAN MAFF, and SPECIAL K
WWE will be present at FAN SLAM! this coming Saturday, as they are sending WWE Magazine writer Brian Solomon to the show to do a story on FAN SLAM! for their magazine.
RING OF HONOR will also be appearing live at FAN SLAM! selling all their latest videos, DVD’s, and merchandise. They will have Justin Credible at their table, along with SATS, Dan Maff, and the kids from Special K.
Tommy Fierro, owner and promoter of FAN SLAM!, is very excited about this Saturday’s event. “I have been running wrestling conventions on and off for the last ten years. The very first one I ran I was 16 years old and I had Tito Santana, Demolition Ax, Jim Neidhart, Ox Baker, and Cousin Luke. I made $200 on the show and I was happier than a pig in you know what. The next one I did a year later was a huge success, drawing close to 1,000 fans at this same Holiday Inn with guests including “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Rick “The Martel” Martel, Marty Jannetty, Missy Hyatt, Doink, Road Warrior Animal, Tito Santana, and more. I drifted away from running conventions for a long time due to the fact that I was running wrestling shows on a regular basis. I did a few more conventions after that, but nothing high level like this upcoming Saturday’s show.”
“I have spent every single second preparing for this convention for the last few months” Fierro said. “It took me months to get in contact with Kevin Von Erich, but when I knew what I wanted to do with this event, I knew he was a must have. I wanted to put something special together, something unique, something that would get people talking. I’m basically taking the same formula that John Arezzi used back in the early 90’s. Every year he ran “Weekend of Champions” and they were without question some of the greatest events I have ever been to. Why were they so great? Because he brought in guests that no one has seen up this way before. That’s what I’m doing this Saturday. When do you ever see guys like Kevin Von Erich, Bobby Heenan, Ricky Steamboat, Paul Orndorff, and J.J. Dillon all together in New Jersey? You never do. It’s something special for the fans. To be honest, I might make a ton of cash this Saturday. If I do, that’s great. But if I break even or make just a little bit of money, just knowing I made a ton of true wrestling fans’ dreams come true by meeting these guys is satisfying enough for me. I want them to feel the way I felt when I walked around Arezzi’s conventions. Those memories last a life time. That’s the kicker, that’s what I’m trying to do.”
Fierro says that he will be running three to four FAN SLAM! conventions per year. “I’m going to try and finalize a date in the next day or so and advertise it this Saturday at FAN SLAM! for the next show. There are many other unique guests out there that I want at future conventions. This Saturday’s show is a good start, but I think the next FAN SLAM! will be even more unique than this one.”
FAN SLAM! will not just be the name of Fierro’s wrestling conventions, he’s going to start promoting wrestling shows again under the FAN SLAM! name. “I have run shows for many years under the ISPW name, Independent Superstars of Professional Wrestling. I ran Wildwood, NJ for two straight summers and ran over 40 ISPW events in 1999. After I get through with this Saturday’s event, all my focus will go on my new wrestling promotion, FAN SLAM! Wrestling Entertainment.”
“I urge fans to come and check out FAN SLAM! this Saturday” Fierro said. “I’m not telling you to come just because I’m promoting it, I’m telling you to come because it’s going to be a special day. I’m so excited about this Saturday’s show and have been waiting for this day to come for a very long time. If you see me this Saturday at FAN SLAM! (I’ll be wearing a suit I’m sure), be sure to introduce yourself and let me know if you’re having a good time. I’d like to personally thank each and every person for coming out to the show. I might look extremely busy this Saturday, it might look like I’m going crazy, but I’ll be having the best time. I hope you will, too.”
Wrestling fans from all over the world have already purchased advance tickets for FAN SLAM! including fans from Canada, California, Massachusetts, West Virginia, South Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Maine, and Tennessee.
FAN SLAM! SUPER TICKET
There are still a limited supply of SUPER TICKETS! available for FAN SLAM!. SUPER TICKETS! are $75.00 each, and with this ticket you get admission into both the convention and Question and Answer Session, along with autograph photos and polaroid photos of Heenan, Orndorff, Steamboat, Von Erich, Dillon, Crowbar, and Cappetta. If you are interested in a SUPER TICKET!(s), it’s best you secure your ticket by ordering it in advance. To purchase a SUPER TICKET, E-mail us at: FANSLAM@aol.com or call (973) 684-3137.
Any other guests will be in the convention room selling their merchandise themselves.
“Inferno” Dan Gimondo and “Raging Beast” Bryan Wenzel will debut their new tag team this Saturday at FAN SLAM!, Kaoz Theory. Other local East Coast Independent wrestlers such as Tiger Mulligan, Judas Young, Ace Darling, and Miss Kara Slice will also be there.
Jersey All Pro Wrestling will also be there with their tag team champions, The Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz.
FAN SLAM! DEALERS
Dealers appearing at FAN SLAM! include: RF VIDEO, Highspots, George Mayfield Videos, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, New Wave Wrestling Magazine, No Holds Barred Radio Show, Bill Pancoast, Champions Of The Galaxy, Dangerous Women of Wrestling, and many more.
Tom Filsinger, creator of Champions Of The Galaxy and Legends of Wrestling Card Game will also be in attendance, along with Jason Barrett from the No Holds Barred Radio Show. NHB will also be bringing some of their NHB girls to FAN SLAM!
GENERAL FAN SLAM! INFO:
FAN SLAM! THE WRESTLING FAN FESTIVAL
There will be different wrestling dealers from all over the United States selling their wrestling merchandise, along with the stars signing autograph pictures and taking Polaroid photos with the fans.
FAN SLAM! QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
Ask the guests appearing well….anything you’d like to know. Bill Apter will be on the panel and taking the fans questions for the guest.
PRICES FOR FAN SLAM!
GENERAL ADMISSION: $8.00 at the door, $5.00 in advance.
*This includes all the FAN SLAM! activities except the Question and Answer Session
GOLDEN ADMISSION: $20.00 at the door, $15.00 in advance
*This includes admission to FAN SLAM! plus admission to the FAN SLAM! Question and Answer Session.
Autograph Photos of the Superstars Appearing: $10.00 each
Polaroid Photos of the Superstars Appearing: $10.00 each
HOURS OF OPERATION
FAN SLAM! CONVENTION: 11 A.M. to 4 P.M.
AUTOGRAPH/POLAROID SESSION:12 NOON TO 2 P.M.
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION: 2:30 P.M. TO 4 P.M.
ADVANCE TICKETS
For Advance Tickets please E-mail: FANSLAM@aol.com or call (973) 684-3137
DEALER TABLE INFO
Dealer tables are selling fast. Are you interested in selling your wrestling merchandise at FAN SLAM!? A local Indie promotion looking to promote their federation? For dealer table information, E-mail: FANSLAM@aol.com or call (973) 684-3137.
MAIL ORDER INFO
Can’t attend FAN SLAM! live but still want to purchase autograph photos of the guests appearing? Log onto www.fan-slam.com for further info on how you can order autograph photos of the guests appearing. You can also E-mail: FANSLAM@aol.com.
FAN SLAM! OFFICIAL WEBSITE: For the latest breaking news on additional guest/additional news for FAN SLAM!, please visit it’s official website at:
www.fan-slam.com
DIRECTIONS FOR FAN SLAM! @ THE HOLIDAY INN IN TOTOWA, NJ
Garden State Parkway South- (Go through Saddle Brook Toll) take exit 159 to Route 80 West. (approx. 8 miles) to exit 55 A to first traffic light, make a left onto Lackawanna Ave. (Hotel entrance on right), or take exit 154 off of Garden State Parkway, then follow Route 46 West. 4 Miles (Hotel entrance on right)
Garden State Parkway North- Take exit 153 B (on left) to Route 3 West to Route 46 West (1/2 mile). Continue west 2.5 miles, hotel on right.
New Jersey Turnpike North- Turnpike will divide. Follow signs toward George Washington Bridge, take exit 16 W. to Route 3 West. Route 3 West turns into Route 46 West. Follow approx. 2 1/2 miles. Hotel on right. If traveling from South Jersey you may wish to exit Turnpike North, Exit 11. Then follow signs for GSP North.
Lincoln Tunnel- Route 3 West to Route 46 West. Follow approximately 2 1/2 miles. Hotel on right.
Holland Tunnel- To “New Jersey Turnpike North” See instructions above.
Route 80 West- To exit 55A (Little Falls-Union Blvd.) to first light, make a left onto Lackawanna Ave. Hotel entrance 100 yards on right.
Route 80 East- To exit 53- to Route 46 East. 1 1/2 miles to Union Blvd. Totowa Exit Ramp. Top of ramp bear right-two traffic lights-right onto Lackawanna Ave. Hotel entrance 100 yards on right.
Route 287 North- To Route 80 East, follow instructions for Route 80 East above.
Route 287 South- Exit 52 (Route 23 South)- to Rt. 46 East. 1.5 miles to Union Blvd.-Totowa Exit. Top of ramp bear right-travel two traffic lights-Right turn onto Lackawanna Ave. Hotel entrance 100 yards on right.
George Washington Bridge- Follow signs to Route 80 West. See Route 80 West above.
Route 23 South- To Route 46 East, exit at Union Blvd. (Totowa). Travel to 2nd light (Lackawanna Ave.) make right. Hotel on right.
Staten Island- To the Goethals Bridge to the New Jersey Turnpike North to exit 16W. Follow instructions from NJ Turnpike above.
From Newark Airport- When exiting airport follow signs for Garden State Parkway. This will put you on Route 78 West. Travel 78 West (Local Lane) appox 4 miles until you see entrance for GSP North. Take GSP and exit 153B (on left) This will put you onto Route 3 West which turns into Route 46 West. Travel Rt. 46 West for 2.5 miles and hotel entrance is on right.
See you Saturday at FAN SLAM!
FAN SLAM!
www.FAN-SLAM.com
FANSLAM@aol.com
(973) 684-3137
